Autographed playbill - James Spader (top); Richard Thomas (bottom)

Race "title page" in the Race playbill

 

Photo page of cast members, from Race playbill

 

Here’s a few scans taken from the playbill for Race.

Front of promotional brochure

Centre of promotional brochure

Back of promotional brochure

I thought fans of The Waltons, and Richard Thomas, might enjoy having a look at the brochure I picked up for Race while I was in New York.  It has great graphics for each of these wonderful actors, and snippets of reviews.

Richard Thomas pictured with me during the run of Race on Broadway.

During my recent trip to New York, I went to see Richard Thomas in the new David Mamet play Race.  Richard stars in it with David Spader, David Alan Grier and Kerry Washington.  Race has an excellent website to explore so please visit and have a look here.  Lots of photos and more information about the play. 

I really enjoyed seeing Race.  It raises many questions about how we view race and what we class as racist.  It also addresses how things from the past, views we may have once held, can come back to haunt us.  All the performances were excellent, but it was really Richard that I went to see on stage, and as always, he portrayed his character beautifully.  His character is Charles Strickland, a white affluent man accused of rape.  There is much debate amongst the lawyers about whether or not they should indeed take such a provacative case.

I was lucky enough to meet Richard after the show, and he graciously signed autographs and stopped for me to have a photo taken with him.  I have long been an admirer of his body of work, right from his John Boy Walton days.  Richard has created many memorable roles on television and stage, and seems to be challenged to make each one different.  I remember coming across one movie once, and recognising his voice.  He had such a different look that he was barely recognisable, and the character he played was creepy.  One of his post Walton movies that I will love forever though, is his portrayal in Hobsons Choice where he plays Will Mossop.  He plays Will with just the right amount of naivety and shows a real progression in Will, as he flourishes under the supervision of Maggie.

Just a quick post to let the Waltons Digest members know that there will not be a January digest until VERY late in the month. I’m heading off to New York shortly, and while there will be able to see Richard Thomas in the new David Mamet play “Race”. Looking forward to it and I’ll have a full report when I get back.

For any of you who have known me through my Geocities Waltons site, it has now had a name change. You will soon be able to find the old site at http://the-waltons-home-page.com/ .  Yahoo has it pending currently, but once they’ve done what they need to, that’s the URL you’ll find it at.  Hopefully it will all transfer across as it was!

Vote for you favorite telemovie. And to help you to decide, have a look at the News Release from TVshowsonDVD.

News straight from my Inbox is that The Waltons Movie Collection will be released on January 26, 2010.  This collection will include all six of the post series movies. For further information on this set, have a look at http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Waltons-The-Movie-Collection/12816 .  The box art is also available for viewing at this link.

A Waltons friend recently sent me a flyer for this special event at the Will Geer Theatricum. On Sunday, October 4 at 1.00 pm, the Theatricum will be hosting “Voices of America” which celebrates America through both songs and words.  There’s a lot of special guests, and the money raised will support the Theatricum’s outreach program.

I love the idea of Will Geer’s Theatricum, which celebrates his love of plants and plays.  You can find further information over at the Theatricum site.  If I lived closer I’d be going!

Earlier this year Dagmar, a frequent poster on the Waltons Forum, visited Schuyler, Virginia.  She shared the video of her time in Schuyler with forum members, and we are fortunate that she has agreed to let me post her video here.  As Dagmar is German, the titles of her video are in German.  How lucky she was to have such a wonderful trip.

Dagmar, thank you so much for sharing, and I hope everyone enjoys her videos as much as I did.

Here’s Part One:

And Part Two:

Have a look at the Waltons poll, and register your favourite season. I’m curious as to which season is most liked.